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Importing large business glossary files, such as the XML files provided with IBM Industry Models, might fail due to exceeding the timeout values set in WebSphere Application Server and InfoSphere Information Server. You can change these values so that the import succeeds. Please refer to the technote for more details

IBM InfoSphere Information Server, Version 9.1 fix list can be accessed at the link That shows the summary of fixes included in the IBM InfoSphere Information Server, Version 9.1 release There are also InfoSphere Information Server Version 9.1 fixes that require post-installation steps at the link That shows certain APAR fixes require post-installation steps to use the fixes

The osh command is the main program of the InfoSphere Parallel Engine.
This command is used by DataStage to perform several different tasks
including parallel job execution and dataset management. Normally, there
is no need to run this command directly but sometimes it is useful to
use it for troubleshooting purpose You can access to that technote that describes how to run the osh command of the InfoSphere Parallel Engine in InfoSphere Information Server product

This technote describes how the number of jobs that a DataStage project can have may be impacted by Operating Systems' limitations. When you reach the maximum number of folders the OS allows then you won't be able to create new jobs. Please refer to the technote that lists some suggestions about how to address this problem.

This a great resource to understand how to use APT_DUMP_SCORE and how to read scores in parallel jobs. This document written by the Development team uses a example to show the sections of a typical score and includes descriptions for every section, partition and operator notation, and even suggested self-training excercises Please refer to the published technote

The following new IP&S IEA modules went to production : Monitoring memory consumption of DataStage processes - This module explains how to monitor memory consumption of DataStage processes during run time. Configure MQ connector for client connection mode on UNIX and Linux - This module demonstrates how to setup a simple DataStage job using the MQ connector stage to write and read messages from a WebSphere MQ queue

PewResearch Center published the results of their latest Big Data study on the internet. The report discusses what experts are saying about Big Data hype and hope. Mark Wash co-founder of Geniusrocket.com is quoted as saying “IBM Smarter Planet will make energy use and traffic congestion get better”. The report provided the following quote from the McKinsey Global: “US health care could use Big Data creatively and effectively to drive efficiency and quality, we estimate that the potential value from data in the sector could be more than... [More]

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